When we talk about charging technologies, Xiaomi is in first place together with Oppo. Both companies outdo each other in the fierce battle of who has the more powerful charging (it's fast). Today is a special day for Lei Jun's company as Air Charge has just been presented. What is it about? In short, it is one wireless technology that allows you to recharge a device remotely. THE'we have already seen with Oppo a few months ago but Xiaomi now decided to overtake its competitor company. Let's see the details.
Xiaomi Mi Air Charge is the brand's new technology that allows you to recharge a smartphone remotely: will it count as wireless charging?
Let's start by saying that the company has been researching and developing this particular technology for years. It is in effect one wireless charging, but to the nth degree. As it is easy to guess, in fact, we have a terminal that must be recharged and a base that recharges this device. The latter, thanks to particular waves, is able to recharge the smartphone cell remotely. But not just one: according to what has been revealed it is possible to proceed with the charging multiple terminals at the same time. Unfortunately, it is not a top-up that the company will decide to put on the market soon. Based on what was said by PR Agatha Tang, the technology is just a demo and will not see commercialization either shortly or within the year.
Ma how exactly does it work?
Xiaomi shared some details about his new technology My Air Charge on his official blog. According to the company, this technology is capable of deliver 5W of power to a single device over a distance of a couple of meters from the "self-developed isolated charging cell". Inside this pile are present 5 antennaand which accurately determine the location of our device. Once the device has found the smartphone, it transmits directionally millimeter-wide waves through the beamforming process using another 144 transmitting antennas. An array of antennas inside the smartphone (precisely 14) converts these millimeter waves into energy.
It is obvious that the power that can come out of this process is still very low, in fact we reach a maximum of 5W. But what are the doubts on the implementation of this technology? In reality, marketing is not possible at the moment not so much for reasons related to price and mass availability, but to safety laws. No research has yet been done on the degree of physical danger of this technology. We will know something shortly.
Xiaomi always one step (or even two) ahead of everyone